1. In this place so unrealCopy !req
2. I wait for dawn to comeCopy !req
3. Farther and farther, like the sky I saw that dayCopy !req
4. What a joke this hope isCopy !req
5. I acted as if I had forgottenCopy !req
6. Farther and farther, like the dream I saw that dayCopy !req
7. I just want to know the meaning of itCopy !req
8. Within this scattered timeCopy !req
9. Along with the breath of oursCopy !req
10. And of this pain that never goes awayCopy !req
11. Even though the roaring of the sea muffles the voicesCopy !req
12. Darkness engulfs everything aheadCopy !req
13. The light that passes through our fragile heartsCopy !req
14. Won't go awayCopy !req
15. We only relied on our compassCopy !req
16. We believed youCopy !req
17. While we stand hereCopy !req
18. We're searching for the unseen futureCopy !req
19. ZipangCopy !req
20. ZipangCopy !req
21. Even the Yamato herself may not be able to win a battle against it.Copy !req
22. To sink that ship,Copy !req
23. you might even need to use every ship in the whole combined fleet.Copy !req
24. Have you forgotten about our other opponent?Copy !req
25. I'm talking about the American Force.Copy !req
26. The Other Staff HeadquartersCopy !req
27. You want me to send the Hatsukaze and the Yukikaze...Copy !req
28. ...to escort the Mirai to Yokosuka?Copy !req
29. That's impossible!Copy !req
30. Watch yourself, Ugaki!Copy !req
31. Commander-in-Chief Yamamoto has arranged...Copy !req
32. ...for the Mirai to go to Yokosuka.Copy !req
33. They are very important guests of the Combined Fleet.Copy !req
34. For a number of reasons, we have to make sure the Mirai...Copy !req
35. ...makes it to Yokosuka in one piece.Copy !req
36. You and I both know that the ship can take care of itself.Copy !req
37. Right now, we should be discussing how the Combined Fleet...Copy !req
38. ...is going to defeat the US Marines at Guadalcanal!Copy !req
39. The fate of Japan is in our hands, and yet you're sending our ships...Copy !req
40. ...out on such trivial tasks?!Copy !req
41. Takayanagi, the Mirai is not just an ordinary ship.Copy !req
42. The Imperial Navy that we serve...Copy !req
43. ...has chosen the waters of Solomon Islands to fight against the Americans!Copy !req
44. To send our destroyers off for other tasks right before this battle...Copy !req
45. ...is just totally unthinkable!Copy !req
46. Then are you going to take the fall...Copy !req
47. ...if something happens to the Mirai on the way?!Copy !req
48. If she's really capable of taking on the entire Combined Fleet alone,Copy !req
49. what are we worried about?!Copy !req
50. If she is not to go without an escort, then I have an idea.Copy !req
51. We could send one of the 7th Fleet's submarines...Copy !req
52. ...that's currently preparing for the next offensive,Copy !req
53. to keep a good eye on her.Copy !req
54. You're saying we send a submarine?!Copy !req
55. The high speed I-type should work nicely.Copy !req
56. With its sonar, it would be able to track the Mirai easily.Copy !req
57. If you are still worried,Copy !req
58. I'll personally take command of this operation.Copy !req
59. - Lieutenant Taki.
- Sir.Copy !req
60. May I... have a word with you?Copy !req
61. Thank you very much for agreeing to my suggestion earlier on.Copy !req
62. Well, it was the best course of action available to us.Copy !req
63. Wouldn't you like to travel onboard the Mirai as well?Copy !req
64. Lieutenant Tsuda is on board right now.Copy !req
65. Yes, now that you mention it, I would like to see that ship up close.Copy !req
66. In that case, why don't you...Copy !req
67. ...sail to Yokosuka on the Mirai instead of the sub?Copy !req
68. But that ship has made clear that she will not allow herself...Copy !req
69. ...to come under the Imperial Navy's command.Copy !req
70. It wouldn't be appropriate for a staff officer like me to be onboard.Copy !req
71. I see.Copy !req
72. That ship doesn't just possess immense firepower.Copy !req
73. It also contains a detailed history of the next 60 years.Copy !req
74. Gaining access to that knowledge could give the Imperial Navy...Copy !req
75. enough power to turn the tide of this war.Copy !req
76. You are protecting a different Japan from the one we left.Copy !req
77. It's a huge responsibility, Taki.Copy !req
78. I understand.Copy !req
79. That reminds me, I heard Kusaka's still alive,Copy !req
80. and he has left Truk and headed for Japan.Copy !req
81. Weren't you in the same year as Kusaka in the Academy,Copy !req
82. and promoted to Lieutenant with him?Copy !req
83. You're concerned about him?Copy !req
84. No, it's just that he's also an Imperial Navy Officer.Copy !req
85. His suggestions have given me a couple of headaches to deal with.Copy !req
86. When you get back to base,Copy !req
87. please pass this message to Minister Shimada and Bureau Chief Oka for me.Copy !req
88. Without Japan, there cannot be a Navy.Copy !req
89. Yes, sir.Copy !req
90. Admiral, in my opinion...Copy !req
91. Without the Navy, there can be no Japan.Copy !req
92. Ready to depart!Copy !req
93. All ahead, half!Copy !req
94. Admiral Yamamoto, I thank you for your hospitality.Copy !req
95. I'm Taki. Permission to board?Copy !req
96. Granted. I'm Shimamoto, Captain of the I-21.Copy !req
97. What's the deal with that Mirai anyway?Copy !req
98. Just pretend that you don't see it.Copy !req
99. It's a ship of the Japanese Navy with a slightly different design.Copy !req
100. That's all.Copy !req
101. All ahead! Half!Copy !req
102. Maintain 600 meter distance behind the Mirai.Copy !req
103. So it's goodbye to the coral reefs and papayas.Copy !req
104. I-Type Sub, 30 degrees to port. 600 meters!Copy !req
105. 6 days before we reach Yokosuka.Copy !req
106. Inform the crew to be alert.Copy !req
107. The top priority is preventing the enemy from attacking Japan,Copy !req
108. so securing our gains is our top priority.Copy !req
109. In the west, we have Burma.Copy !req
110. We have enough military power there...Copy !req
111. ...to defend the colonies of Singapore, Malaya and Sumatra.Copy !req
112. The raw materials in those colonies are vital...Copy !req
113. ...to support all of our troops and ships.Copy !req
114. The central area of the Philippines, Saipan, Tinian and GuamCopy !req
115. must be held as a buffer to prevent American airstrikes.Copy !req
116. It is asking a lot of our armed forces,Copy !req
117. but we must hold on to our conquests to continue fighting.Copy !req
118. The answer lies in the North.Copy !req
119. Manchuria?Copy !req
120. Northern Manchuria.Copy !req
121. About 150 kilometres northwest of Harbin.Copy !req
122. And 120 kilometres southwest of Chichiha.Copy !req
123. Don't tell me?!Copy !req
124. In 1959... 17 years from now,Copy !req
125. A place called Da Qing with massive crude oil reserves will be found.Copy !req
126. Crude supply that will provide 10 times more than what Japan requires.Copy !req
127. The entire course of the war could be changed!Copy !req
128. No, it's not just the war. The path of Japan and this world will...Copy !req
129. Have you told anyone else about this?Copy !req
130. No. Only you, Mr. Ishiwara.Copy !req
131. With this discovery, we will have...Copy !req
132. ...the same level of strategic resources as the Americans.Copy !req
133. We won't even have to refine the oil.Copy !req
134. The news of the discovery...Copy !req
135. will be enough to stop any US attacks on Japan.Copy !req
136. Mr. Kusaka,Copy !req
137. have you ever been to the Staff Headquarters at Ichigaya?Copy !req
138. No.Copy !req
139. The strategy room is in the basement. Without any windows.Copy !req
140. Alright, we still have plenty of time.Copy !req
141. Shall we draw up some detailed plans?Copy !req
142. That sounds like a great idea.Copy !req
143. Not only military strength is important,Copy !req
144. a strong economy is also needed to ensure Japan's stability.Copy !req
145. If we can secure control over an oil field with a billion barrels of oil,Copy !req
146. we will attract the attention of international investors.Copy !req
147. America, Soviet Union, and also China.Copy !req
148. They'll chomp at the bit to get access to some of that oil,Copy !req
149. and their governments will protect the stakes of the private companies.Copy !req
150. These commercial deals will ensure the safety of the country.Copy !req
151. You mean, for Japan?Copy !req
152. Ultimately, that would be the desired result.Copy !req
153. But before that, we have many obstacles in our path to get past.Copy !req
154. Just like the Meiji Restoration.Copy !req
155. You mean, we need to get everyone on the same page?Copy !req
156. Sacchou Alliance eventually toppled the Tokugawa Bakufu.Copy !req
157. Getting the Army and the Navy to work together is going to be hard.Copy !req
158. If we can accomplish that,Copy !req
159. losing some of our colonies and territories...Copy !req
160. ...won't be a problem.Copy !req
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305. Fight for interests, not for righteousness.Copy !req
306. It's the antithesis of the current philosophy.Copy !req
307. When will the Mirai be arriving at Yokosuka?Copy !req
308. And after it arrives, who will take control over it?Copy !req
309. The military factions will be falling over themselves to get their hands on it.Copy !req
310. The Mirai has no intention of coming under the command of any faction.Copy !req
311. The maximum range of their weapons is 270 miles.Copy !req
312. The Army Headquarters at Ichigaya,Copy !req
313. and the Naval Headquarters in Kasumigaseki will be within range.Copy !req
314. Once the Mirai enters Japanese waters,Copy !req
315. it'll be able to hit most of Japan at the push of a button.Copy !req
316. Mr. Kusaka, will the Mirai's crew do the right thing?Copy !req
317. Yes.Copy !req
318. You old sea dog, what the hell are you doing here?Copy !req
319. I thought you were stuck doing sub patrols out of Pearl Harbor?Copy !req
320. After I got back in July,Copy !req
321. I pulled a communications post in the middle of nowhere.Copy !req
322. And then headquarters called me down here all of a sudden.Copy !req
323. Well, that's better than what happened to me!Copy !req
324. I got the call to come back in right in the middle of my shore leave.Copy !req
325. Just my luck.Copy !req
326. Your bad luck is rubbing off on my cards. I'm out.Copy !req
327. Me too.Copy !req
328. I had two more days of leave left to use on catching up with my wife.Copy !req
329. Then they called me back all of a sudden to be stationed on the Wasp.Copy !req
330. I don't care what they say, but that ship has a butt bigger than my wife's!Copy !req
331. That's really too bad, Hutton.Copy !req
332. So tell me, Chris. Why are you here?Copy !req
333. - To make a report.
- A report? On what?Copy !req
334. Two months ago, just after Midway,Copy !req
335. my sub spotted a Japanese vessel in the area.Copy !req
336. It was a cruiser I've not seen before.Copy !req
337. All its lights were out and it wasn't moving an inch.Copy !req
338. I got to about 3700 yards off its port side, and fired a 6 torpedoes spread.Copy !req
339. That's the ideal firing position.Copy !req
340. The first two should've done the trick, but the ship dodged them all.Copy !req
341. 30 seconds after starting up the engines, she was already at 30 knots.Copy !req
342. And then they fired back something that was completely new to me.Copy !req
343. It was like a flying torpedo with a homing system coming right at us.Copy !req
344. And then it self-destructed just 100 yards before nailing us.Copy !req
345. Looks like my luck's picking up again.Copy !req
346. We're not gonna be up against the Combined Fleet anymore,Copy !req
347. my squadron's getting bored.Copy !req
348. I think my next target, may just be your mystery ship.Copy !req
349. This is all the money I've won from you today.Copy !req
350. Alright then. I'm all in, too.Copy !req
351. Showdown...Copy !req
352. A pair of Kings.Copy !req
353. A pair of Aces.Copy !req
354. Bridge, CIC here.Copy !req
355. A small fleet detected to the south.Copy !req
356. No attempt at communication from them.Copy !req
357. Today's August 20th. According to history,Copy !req
358. a report on the US Mobile Fleet is received,Copy !req
359. and Admiral Kondo will then lead the 2nd Fleet...Copy !req
360. ...to Guadalcanal for an attack against them.Copy !req
361. The second Battle of the Solomons may have begun.Copy !req
362. Has Admiral Yamamoto decided to cut his losses,Copy !req
363. give up on Guadalcanal, and fall back instead?Copy !req
364. This is proof of it.Copy !req
365. History isn't set in stone, we have the power to change things.Copy !req
366. What do you think of that, XO?Copy !req
367. You mean the submarine?Copy !req
368. No. I'm talking about the Officer in the conning tower.Copy !req
369. He never goes inside but just keeps staring at us.Copy !req
370. You're right.Copy !req
371. Are you saying that the sub?Copy !req
372. That is not an escort ship.Copy !req
373. We're being watched.Copy !req
374. Wasp to 6th squadron. You are cleared for landing!Copy !req
375. Roger!Copy !req
376. Look at that huge butt.Copy !req
377. All planes, this is the squadron leader!Copy !req
378. Treat that ship like your wife and land on her gently.Copy !req
379. Roger!Copy !req
380. I heard a lot of bad rumors about Lieutenant Hutton.Copy !req
381. He likes to gamble and get into fights.Copy !req
382. People are calling him the Rogue of the Sky.Copy !req
383. That doesn't matter.Copy !req
384. He's seen action against the Germans in the Atlantic and on the Med.Copy !req
385. And yet he hasn't lost a single plane or pilot from his squadron.Copy !req
386. That's the summary of this mission.Copy !req
387. If there are no further questions, you're dismissed.Copy !req
388. Lieutenant Grey.Copy !req
389. Isn't all this like going after rabbits with a machine gun?Copy !req
390. It's overkill.Copy !req
391. What are you implying, Lieutenant Hutton?Copy !req
392. We're going after just one measly Japanese Cruiser.Copy !req
393. Yet we're sending out a fleet of...Copy !req
394. 11 heavy and light cruisers along with this carrier?Copy !req
395. It's a misallocation of valuable military resources!Copy !req
396. That is none of your concern.Copy !req
397. Dismissed!Copy !req
398. Last night at the club in Townsville, I bumped into an old buddy of mine.Copy !req
399. Captain of the Guardfish, from the 20th submarine fleet.Copy !req
400. Lieutenant Chris Evans.Copy !req
401. He's a poker buddy of mine, and we go way back...Copy !req
402. And we had a very long talk.Copy !req
403. What is our real mission here?Copy !req
404. This is real war, not some damn exercise!Copy !req
405. How will I answer to my men...Copy !req
406. ...if I don't have all of the information?!Copy !req
407. Very well.Copy !req
408. Other than Lieutenant Hutton, all of you are to leave the room!Copy !req
409. R-Roger!Copy !req
410. These are pictures of Guadalcanal,Copy !req
411. sent in by Major General Vandegrift of the 1st Marine Division.Copy !req
412. On the night after the landing,Copy !req
413. the marines were attacked by a mysterious enemy.Copy !req
414. A mysterious enemy, huh?Copy !req
415. Just prior to the attack,Copy !req
416. they received a radio warning message that was completely untraceable.Copy !req
417. Then this thing landed in their supply depot.Copy !req
418. The warning message called it... the Arrow of Sagittarius.Copy !req
419. An arrow that always hits its target. Must be a new weapons system.Copy !req
420. But we don't have a clue as to who launched that thing.Copy !req
421. It isn't one of ours, so it's probably Japanese.Copy !req
422. Our intelligence boys are working to analyze it,Copy !req
423. but haven't really come up with anything yet.Copy !req
424. The one thing that we do know for sure,Copy !req
425. is that this new weapons system has absolute accuracy.Copy !req
426. The message stated they would be attacking the Marine's supply depot,Copy !req
427. and they hit the target dead center.Copy !req
428. That's all the information that we've received from headquarters.Copy !req
429. So our mission is to act as a bait to try to find this ship,Copy !req
430. and find out what it is capable of?Copy !req
431. If the Japanese have developed this weapons systems,Copy !req
432. then we will have to change our overall war strategy.Copy !req
433. Are you satisfied now?Copy !req
434. More than satisfied. You'd better...Copy !req
435. ...not tell the other squadron leaders.Copy !req
436. I'm surprised that you came to see me wearing that snappy uniform.Copy !req
437. Yes, if I were in street clothes, I would've been questioned.Copy !req
438. Especially since the Kenpeitai are keeping a close eye on you.Copy !req
439. I just know that Lieutenant Kusaka is here...Copy !req
440. So, where is Lieutenant Kusaka?Copy !req
441. Lieutenant Tsuda, I heard you spent time aboard the Mirai as well.Copy !req
442. How was it?Copy !req
443. Don't want to talk about it? Sworn to secrecy or something?Copy !req
444. I shall repeat my question.Copy !req
445. Where is Lieutenant Kusaka?Copy !req
446. He's a very busy man! He left right after he got here.Copy !req
447. Where to?Copy !req
448. I can tell you, but on one condition.Copy !req
449. There's someone I'd like to see.Copy !req
450. The man who used to be the Navy Minister and Prime Minister,Copy !req
451. who is now on reserve duty like me.Copy !req
452. Admiral Yonai Mitsumasa?!Copy !req
453. I don't think Admiral Yonai would agree to see you.Copy !req
454. He's a former Naval officer, who hates the Army.Copy !req
455. He was strongly against the war with America,Copy !req
456. yet the Army forced him from power.Copy !req
457. I know you were also against the war, and became sidelined as a result.Copy !req
458. Your involvement in the Manchurian Incident that kick-started hostilities...Copy !req
459. ...is something that the Admiral cannot accept.Copy !req
460. Kusaka learned about the outcome of this war from the Mirai,Copy !req
461. and the development of Japan for the next 60 years into the future.Copy !req
462. I'm sure you can understand what an impact that had on him.Copy !req
463. I heard that you were reluctant to read about it while on the Mirai.Copy !req
464. For a simple soldier like you,Copy !req
465. it's only natural to have such hesitations.Copy !req
466. But that man has seen it.Copy !req
467. You cannot feign ignorance once you know the truth.Copy !req
468. Do you know how much pain and anguish he is going through...Copy !req
469. watching his beloved country hurtle towards an inevitable destruction?!Copy !req
470. I can... understand that.Copy !req
471. You can't change the outcome after just one meeting...Copy !req
472. ...with a military reservist like me.Copy !req
473. However, I believe that we must take action,Copy !req
474. not for the silly Army or Navy factions,Copy !req
475. but for the whole of Japan.Copy !req
476. For the two of us here, we have the power to make a difference!Copy !req
477. If everything goes smoothly, we'll arrive in Yokosuka in three days.Copy !req
478. But then again, do you think the American Patrols might spot us first?Copy !req
479. Maybe a submarine, or a scout plane or something?Copy !req
480. Mr. Katagiri,Copy !req
481. why take pictures when we can't be certain we can go back to our time?Copy !req
482. That's not true! To the people of this era, this ship is like a time-machine!Copy !req
483. If my pictures get widely published, I just might get a Pulitzer Prize!Copy !req
484. Nothing is going to shut you up.Copy !req
485. What's gonna happen if the US Navy spots this ship?Copy !req
486. I think we'd spot them before they see us. Don't worry.Copy !req
487. The American radars in this time are toys compared to our Aegis system.Copy !req
488. Before they get near us, we would have spotted themCopy !req
489. and avoided contact.Copy !req
490. And with our passive sonar system,Copy !req
491. we'd hear any submarines when they are miles away.Copy !req
492. What about scout planes?Copy !req
493. We'd see them on radar and should be able to steer clear.Copy !req
494. But they'll still see us if they happen to fly past our ship.Copy !req
495. If that happens,Copy !req
496. we'll just have to take them out before they can make a report.Copy !req
497. With our Anti-Air Missiles.Copy !req
498. Radar contact. Target, one aircraft.Copy !req
499. Bearing 80 degrees.Copy !req
500. Distance 250 miles.Copy !req
501. It will intercept our course in 60 minutes!Copy !req
502. Passing through the distant timeCopy !req
503. Just peacefullyCopy !req
504. Without losing your way, you walked towards meCopy !req
505. How many times have I grasped tightly those small hands of yours?Copy !req
506. Not being able to do anythingCopy !req
507. I kept on prayingCopy !req
508. Sorrow or agony isn't enoughCopy !req
509. That's why now as if I wanted to make up... I'm looking at youCopy !req
510. We have no idea who the target is right now.Copy !req
511. I don't want a repeat of what happened at Ogasawara.Copy !req
512. With resolve and ability, anyone can push events in the desired direction.Copy !req
513. If we want to be absolutely sure,Copy !req
514. we should take out the carrier before they can see us!Copy !req
515. Unlike you, our mission is not conquest and war.Copy !req
516. Our mission is to defend the Japanese People!Copy !req
517. An excellent ship and a brave commander.Copy !req
518. Next Episode: Submarine I-21Copy !req
519. Next Episode: Submarine I-21Copy !req
520. However, that will be the downfall of the Mirai...Copy !req
521. This story is purely fiction. The names of the characters and organizations that appear have no connections with actual people and organizations.Copy !req
522. This story is purely fiction. The names of the characters and organizations that appear have no connections with actual people and organizations.Copy !req